Gardner syndrome

English

Alternative forms

• Gardner's syndrome

Etymology

Named for Eldon J. Gardner (1909–1989), a geneticist who first described it in 1951.

Noun

Gardner syndrome (uncountable)

1. A form of polyposis characterized by the presence of multiple polyps in the colon together with tumors outside the colon.

Hypernyms

• syndrome

Further reading

• Gardner syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia